AKA Vincent Leonard Price
Born: 27-May-1911Birthplace: St. Louis, MODied: 25-Oct-1993Location of death: Los Angeles, CACause of death: Cancer - LungRemains: Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)
Gender: MaleReligion: Roman CatholicRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: ActorParty Affiliation: Democratic [1]
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Master of the macabre
Wife: Edith Barrett (m. 23-Apr-1938, div. 4-Jun-1948, one son)Son: Vincent Barrett PriceWife: Mary Grant (costume designer, m. 25-Aug-1949, div. 1972/73, one daughter)Daughter: Victoria PriceWife: Coral Browne (actress, m. 24-Oct-1974, d. 29-May-1991)
High School: Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO University: BA Art History and English, Yale University University: Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Endorsement of Citibank Endorsement of Milton Bradley Hangman Endorsement of Nabisco Chips Ahoy Endorsement of Sun Country wine coolers (1985) Endorsement of Sun Giant raisins (1974) Endorsement of Polaroid VHS videocassettes (1985) Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity Edgar Allan Poe Award Raven Award (1988) St. Louis Walk of Fame Tonsillectomy Parodied As A Muppet Vincent Twice Risk Factors: Tonsillitis, Smoking, Emphysema, Parkinson's
TELEVISION Mystery! Host (1981-89)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Birth of the Living Dead (18-Oct-2013) · Himself Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (8-Nov-2007) · Himself Arabian Knight (25-Aug-1995) [VOICE] The Heart of Justice (20-Feb-1993) Edward Scissorhands (7-Dec-1990) · The Inventor Catchfire (3-Apr-1990) Dead Heat (6-May-1988) · Arthur P. Loudermilk The Whales of August (16-Oct-1987) · Mr. Maranov The Offspring (1987) The Great Mouse Detective (2-Jul-1986) [VOICE] Bloodbath at the House of Death (30-Mar-1984) House of the Long Shadows (17-Jun-1983) The Monster Club (1980) Scavenger Hunt (21-Dec-1979) Journey Into Fear (8-Aug-1975) It's Not the Size That Counts (Aug-1974) Madhouse (Mar-1974) · Paul Theatre of Blood (5-Apr-1973) Dr. Phibes Rises Again (Jul-1972) · Dr. Phibes The Abominable Dr. Phibes (18-May-1971) Cry of the Banshee (22-Jul-1970) Scream and Scream Again (Jan-1970) The Trouble with Girls (3-Sep-1969) · Mr. Morality The Oblong Box (11-Jun-1969) More Dead Than Alive (Dec-1968) Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (14-Aug-1968) House of 1,000 Dolls (8-Nov-1967) The Jackals (1967) Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (29-Jul-1966) · Dr. Goldfoot Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (6-Nov-1965) · Dr. Goldfoot The City Under the Sea (26-May-1965) The Tomb of Ligeia (20-Jan-1965) The Masque of the Red Death (24-Jun-1964) · Prospero The Last Man on Earth (8-Mar-1964) · Dr. Robert Morgan The Comedy of Terrors (22-Jan-1964) · Trumbull Twice-Told Tales (Sep-1963) The Haunted Palace (28-Aug-1963) Beach Party (14-Jul-1963) · Big Daddy Diary of a Madman (6-Mar-1963) · Simon Cordier The Raven (25-Jan-1963) · Craven Tower of London (24-Oct-1962) Convicts 4 (15-Sep-1962) · Carl Carmer Tales of Terror (4-Jul-1962) Confessions of an Opium Eater (20-Jun-1962) Queen of the Nile (4-May-1962) Rage of the Buccaneers (15-Dec-1961) Master of the World (11-Sep-1961) · Robur Pit and the Pendulum (12-Aug-1961) · Nicholas House of Usher (22-Jun-1960) The Bat (9-Aug-1959) · Dr. Malcolm Wells The Tingler (29-Jul-1959) · Dr. Warren Chapin The Big Circus (5-Jul-1959) · Hans Hagenfeld Return of the Fly (Jul-1959) House on Haunted Hill (17-Feb-1959) · Frederick Loren The Fly (16-Jul-1958) · François Delambre The Story of Mankind (8-Nov-1957) · Devil The Ten Commandments (5-Oct-1956) While the City Sleeps (16-May-1956) · Walter Kyne Serenade (23-Mar-1956) · Charles Winthrop Son of Sinbad (31-May-1955) The Mad Magician (May-1954) · Gallico the Great Dangerous Mission (6-Mar-1954) · Paul Adams House of Wax (10-Apr-1953) · Prof. Henry Jarrod The Las Vegas Story (1-Jan-1952) · Lloyd Rollins His Kind of Woman (29-Aug-1951) · Mark Cardigan Adventures of Captain Fabian (21-Mar-1951) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (25-May-1950) Champagne for Caesar (11-May-1950) The Baron of Arizona (1-Mar-1950) · James Addison Reavis Bagdad (23-Nov-1949) The Bribe (3-Feb-1949) · Carwood The Three Musketeers (20-Oct-1948) · Richelieu Rogues' Regiment (28-Sep-1948) Up in Central Park (26-May-1948) Moss Rose (30-May-1947) The Long Night (28-May-1947) · Maximilian The Web (25-May-1947) · Andrew Colby Dragonwyck (10-Apr-1946) Shock (10-Jan-1946) · Dr. Richard Cross Leave Her to Heaven (19-Dec-1945) · Russell Quinton A Royal Scandal (26-Mar-1945) The Keys of the Kingdom (15-Dec-1944) · The Rev. Angus Mealey Laura (11-Oct-1944) · Shelby Carpenter Wilson (1-Aug-1944) · William G. McAdoo The Eve of St. Mark (22-May-1944) The Song of Bernadette (25-Dec-1943) · Vital Dutour Hudson's Bay (9-Jan-1941) · King Charles Brigham Young: Frontiersman (20-Sep-1940) The House of the Seven Gables (29-Feb-1940) · Clifford Pyncheon Green Hell (26-Jan-1940) The Invisible Man Returns (12-Jan-1940) · Geoffrey Radcliffe Tower of London (17-Nov-1939) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (27-Sep-1939) · Sir Walter Raleigh
Copyright ©2025
or happy holidays, whatever
from the NNDB staff
image.horse offers fast, simple image hosting
No Registration · Forever Free
weather.baby — clean, at-a-glance forecasts
No Ads · No Tracking · No Clutter
NNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics — listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other references.
Access via the "Bibliography" tab or the "Related Topics" sidebar.